VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Lao Mountain Coffee’s peaberry blend has won first place in the Continental Awards for Asia coffee competition.
Thailand’s rice exports are likely to exceed 8 million tonnes this year as flooding caused by Typhoon Noru had little impact and a weak baht has helped overseas sales, President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA) Chookiat Ophaswongse has said.